Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-06

An KxPRksS AGENT STEALS $1,000 AND GETS AWAY
WITH HALF or THE AMOUNT IN TWO WEEKS.

AN KxPRE0 AGENT STEALS 5000 AND GETS AWAY
WITH HALF or THE AMOUNT IN TWO WEEKS
On the 10th OF Angus. last the national bank &C
Glenns Fall n Y, deposited with the National
Express co. az that place $1,000 In currency In a
package addressed to the Gallaun National Bank
ofNew York city. J. L Merwin was the express
agent at Glenns Falls. The next day he was
missing, and had carried away with him the pack.
age OF money. He was traced 10 saratoga and
there ne bought ticket for Weldon n. c. From
there he went TO the town OF Henderson, n C.,
where no stopped Along with him was a very
handsome woman. whom he passed for his wife.
He was pay Ing $40 per day for board IN Henderson
E NJ. Reid ard wife.
Lass Friday the superintendent OF the express
company called upon "Reid." and was at once rec
ognlleo oy nm. Merwin, otherwise Reid then
admitted his identity, aud said that the woman
with him was not his WIFE, but was MIS-. Mamie
Mon,gOmery, OF Glenn's Fails MerMin AZ first
agreed TO GO back with reQuiition but reconsid-
cred his determination, and sued out writ OF
naoeas corpus which was heard In Raleigh yester-
day by Judge Merrirnan, OF the Supreme Court
The papers were all In order, and the roQuisition
issued by Gov: iilL OF New York, was honored by
tion was the fact that awarrauI had been issued
In Henderson against Merwin and Mrs. Montgom-
ery LOT she,s manner Of o. living while there Judge
ne ne delivered 70 the agent In New York, and
they are now on their way to Glenns Falls Mer-
win had spent s.. GOO OF the money. He had bought
ne clothes ana jewery, and sand be had lost some
OF IL In gambling. MIS-. Montgomery had separated
from her husband at 0ienns Falls, and had been
on intimate terms with Merwiu before they lett
there. The New York officer has 81 400 OF the
money, carrying 1t back with him.
NERwN ONCE A CONVICT AT JOLIET
AChicago special says that Merwfa Is an old-time
criminal having served term OF three years at Jo-
let for forgery. In his flight from Glenns Falls Mer.
win visited Richmond, Va, where he purchased a
draft for $50 from the State Bank OF Richmond on
the Bank OF New York In favor of G. l. SsniLh OF
sOpolis- Ptnkerton operative was seul from the
Chicago ONCE to Cassopolis Tor the purpose OF as.
certalning who Smith was He learned that smith
was q relative OF Merwin, and succeeded In re-
covering the $3.50 Merwin Is a weI.-seasoned
rascal He comes from a family at DE.
catur. Mich. Merwin ana his brother abo1,
thirteen years ago started out fakirs" or cloSh
peddlers and made their headquarters at Decatur
Mich, although they confined their saindling ope.
rations TO Illinois, travelling through the small VII
lagos selling goods TO farmers, and taxing their
notes In payment. Instead or selling the genuine
notes, they forged paper and put .t on the marei.
The farmers made vigorous protest against The
culprits, and Sheriff Frank Hitchcock, or Peoria,
made full investigation into the matter. lie soon
followed Jesse MerwiD, and after a long search
succeeded In running him down at Charleston, &
c.. where he had opened billiard hall and saloon
and was doing q remunerative business. After 4
desperate 1s hit In the courts Hitchcock at last
ceeded In taking his man back TO Peoria where he
was sentenced Tor forgery.